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The time of citizens and steam eniges

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What improvement is shown on the picture?

a)

Power Loom

b)

Steam engine

c)

Spinning Jenny

d)

Heavy plough

2.

During the 18th and 19th century land was sold to people. The lands became privately owned. These lands are called (a)  

3.

The industrial revolution starts with what two things?

a)

Agricultural surplus

b)

Demographic revolution

c)

The steam engine

d)

New inventions

4.

What were benefits of the improved steam engine of James Watt compared to a water powered loom?

a)

It could do work anywhere

b)

It worked continuessly

c)

It generated more power

d)

You didn't need any workers

5.

During the 19th century many people moved to the cities to find work in factories. What keyword is linked to this?

(a)  

6.

What keyword fits this source best?

(a director rubbing his hand with in the back workers being whipped)

a)

Capitalism

b)

Social Issue

c)

Industrial revolution

d)

Entrepreneur

7.

What things can be linked to socialism?

a)

protection through laws

b)

more equality

c)

government needs to step in

d)

governments should not interfere (bemoeien) in the market/economy

8.

Who wrote the poem 'the White Mans burden'?

(a)  

9.

What idea is represented in the poem White Mans burden?

a)

Imperialism

b)

White supremacy

c)

Abolitionism

d)

Civilisation

10.

What keyword can you link to this source best?

a)

Modern imperialism

b)

Colonisation

c)

Nationalism

d)

Conference of Berlin

11.

Name two motives for imperialism

a)

Supply domestic market (eigen markt)

b)

Finding natural resources like fossil fuels

c)

National pride/prowess

d)

Socialism

12.

What is not an effect of imperialism?

a)

Monoculture; one type of crop

b)

Higher education leading to rebellion

c)

Spread of Christianity

d)

local people become Europe-oriented

13.

Who designed the factory 'New Lanark' that offered better living and working conditions for it's employees?

a)

James Hargreaves

b)

James Watt

c)

Robert Owen

d)

Charles Dickens

14.

Who wrote this book about social conditions in an industrial city?

(a)  

15.

What country does the maker of this source refer to?

a)

France

b)

United States

c)

Britain

d)

Netherlands

16.

Indonesians harvesting coffee beans. What keyword can you link to this source?

(a)  

17.

What book did Multatuli write about the situation in de Dutch Indies?

(a)  

18.

How do we call the use of local rulers in the colonies?

a)

Cultivation system

b)

Services

c)

Indirect rule

d)

Capitalism

19.

What is the name of the time age you studied this period?

(a)  

20.

True or false. The Industrial revolution and the change it brought wa sthe start of the age we call modern age.

a)

True

b)

False